Flight to Freedom -Graham Lloyd
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PUBLISHED Graham Lloyd Music pty ltd. commissioned by the Queensland Wind and Brass, conducted by Paul Kucharski.
A musical depiction which follows the true story of Michael Milekic, a pilot who escaped from Communist held Yugoslavia to Italy by flying his plane at 400 klm per hour, 20 ft above the sea to escape detection all the while knowing he could be shot out of the sky or that one mistake could send him to his death. A moving tribute to a brave man.
The music begins with a build in tension using unison notes followed by ‘heart beats’ in the percussion. The sounding of the ‘old’ Yugoslavian anthem is featured with ‘military’ side drum beats. The anthem, in ¾ time, has been placed over a 4/4 drum pattern. The anthem is then superimposed on itself in different note lengths to assimilate, what I imagined would be, Michael’s inner turmoil of embarking on a dangerous and life changing course. The music moves into a depiction of the aircraft taxiing then taking off. I have then attempted to write music describing the freedom of flight as he carried out various aerobatics.
The patrolling jets then make an entrance in the music which is followed by his decision to ‘go’ and full throttling to 20 feet above the ocean. The next section of the music is ‘full on’ with speed and energy with ‘imagined’ machine gun sounds and other effects. This section is what I see as the ‘adrenalin pumped’ part of the flight.
The Italian coast is then sighted and crossed with strains of the US Anthem in the background. The music moves into the landing and finishes with an unresolved feeling as Michael is detained by US troops (The Land of the Free?). Had he made the right decision, afterall?
The music begins with a build in tension using unison notes followed by ‘heart beats’ in the percussion. The sounding of the ‘old’ Yugoslavian anthem is featured with ‘military’ side drum beats. The anthem, in ¾ time, has been placed over a 4/4 drum pattern. The anthem is then superimposed on itself in different note lengths to assimilate, what I imagined would be, Michael’s inner turmoil of embarking on a dangerous and life changing course. The music moves into a depiction of the aircraft taxiing then taking off. I have then attempted to write music describing the freedom of flight as he carried out various aerobatics.
The patrolling jets then make an entrance in the music which is followed by his decision to ‘go’ and full throttling to 20 feet above the ocean. The next section of the music is ‘full on’ with speed and energy with ‘imagined’ machine gun sounds and other effects. This section is what I see as the ‘adrenalin pumped’ part of the flight.
The Italian coast is then sighted and crossed with strains of the US Anthem in the background. The music moves into the landing and finishes with an unresolved feeling as Michael is detained by US troops (The Land of the Free?). Had he made the right decision, afterall?